Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 20:22:16 -0500 From: "Danny" <danny@hiteknology.net> To: "'Sconiers, John'" <jsconiers@devry.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Gate Way Laptop 9550 Message-ID: <000001c17f86$c8d23890$020144c0@danny> In-Reply-To: <A56319D78C68D41186DC006008F5D1F60292EC70@OBT-EMAIL>
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I have run FreeBSD on about 3 laptops since 2.2.5, and I think it runs great. I've had it on a Twinhead Slimnote P75 (wonder if those guys are still around), IBM ThinkPad A 1.0ghz, and the machine I use most, Dell Inspiron 7500 750mhz. If you are worried about possible device problems, you might want to try booting up the system with the FreeBSD install CD or floppy, and see how many of your devices are listed at first. Afterwards, look for the devices that didn't show up on the hardware compatibility list. Good luck, when you get it going it's definitely cool. One other thing you might want to look into is Laptop Accelerated X by Xi Graphics; when first installing on the dell the drivers for the Rage Mobility-P video chipset were rather shoddy and I was never able to get a decent resolution. AccelX worked like magic on the first run, and I definitely noticed some subtle speed enhancements over XF86. One ----------------------------------------- PGP Key @ |http://hiteknology.net/~danny/ |============================== | danny@hiteknology.net ----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Sconiers, John Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:16 PM To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' Cc: 'freebsd-current@freebsd.org' Subject: Gate Way Laptop 9550 Hi, Moving from a Toshiba to Gateway laptop. Wondering if any one has had the pleasure of installing FreeBSD on a gateway laptop before. It's a 9550 with the builtin ethernet and modem. Before I install are there any "gotchas" I should know about and do the internal devices work. I have a working -current installation on the Toshiba. Thank You To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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